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Morgan County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Madison, Rutledge, Bostwick and Buckhead.

Madison’s School Grade A better than 85% of Georgia school districts

Students
3,562
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,957
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Morgan County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the GA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7M, about $1,975 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison. Grade by grade →

PK–2Morgan County Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Morgan County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Morgan County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 37.4% · 1,763 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.6% · 1,775 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 84.4% · 257 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,957 per student · 5% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 39%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,242’20
3,380’21
3,514’22
3,495’23
3,562’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Black 21%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.